Forgot lock screen password on startup

[awb555]

A friend brought over her computer and asked me if I could help her. She couldn't remember her lock screen password upon startup. I tried to reformat via the recovery partition but it asked for the password again. Is there a way around this?

 

[WildCard999]

You won't get any help with passwords here.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/19-73-forum-rules-read-first

 

[captaincharisma]

A friend brought over her computer and asked me if I could help her. She couldn't remember her lock screen password upon startup. I tried to reformat via the recovery partition but it asked for the password again. Is there a way around this?

yes there is,

ask your friend what the password is

 

[Rogue Leader]

No password help here, thread closed.